G is for German Water Castles
My current WIP is a romantic suspense with Gothic elements
set in a German water castle. I have been fascinated with these castles since I
was a young girl living in northern Germany. We lived near Munster, sometimes
called The Land of 100 Moated Castles. The land is marshy bogland. I used to
traipse around with my friend Gustel in muck and mud that called up images of
Sherlock Holmes’s The Hound of the
Baskervilles, so it’s a wonderful place to set a novel.
A water castle is simply a castle surrounded by water. There
are brightly colored water castles and dark, medieval water castles. I love
them all, but am going to set mine in a dark medieval, of course. So today I’m
posting a few pictures of Burg Lehenich…a little inspiration for my Monday.
Construction began in the 14th century.
This next one sparks all kinds of fun images for my novel....yep, I'm inspired already!
Have a wonderful Monday!
